Tutorial:   Jupyter Notebook: File Operations

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• New
• Open
• Rename
• Save
• Find notebook file on your PC
• Export
• Close
• Quit

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New

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• Install and launch Jupyter as described in the Install tutorial.

• Select New , then Python 3

• A new notebook will be created in a new browser tab.

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Open

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• From Jupyter's Home screen, click on the .ipynb file you want to open.

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Rename

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• By default, the Jupyter notebook is named Untitled

• To rename the notebook, click on the file name.

• Enter a new file name in the dialog box, then press Rename.

• Return to the Jupyter Home Page (in the first tab), and verify that the file name has been saved.

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Save

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• By default, Jupyter automatically saves notebook changes.

• However, it is also useful to manually save the notebook when you reach milestones. For example: question finished, cell finished, assignment finished, etc.

• To manually save the notebook, select File .. Save and Checkpoint

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Find notebook file on your PC

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• When a notebook is created, it is saved to your computer as an IPYNB file (Interactive Python Notebook)

• To find out where on your PC a notebook is saved:

  • Ensure that a notebook is open
  • In a Python cell, enter pwd (print working directory) then select Run

• The folder containing the notebook will be displayed. In this case, it is the Downloads folder.

• Open a file explorer window (e.g., Explorer [Windows], Finder [Mac]) and find the folder.

• Note that there is a file called Assn01.ipynb ; this is the notebook file.

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Close

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• To close an open notebook, select File .. Close and Halt

• The tab will close, returning you to the Jupyter Home tab.

• Verify that the notebook's icon is gray.

• Also verify Last Modified time (i.e., the time when the notebook was last saved).

• Note that open notebooks' icons are green.

• Also note that Running is displayed when the notebook is open.

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Export (HTML)

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• Select File .. Download as .. HTML

• The exported HTML file will appear in the same folder as the open notebook.

• Double-click on the HTML file to open it.

• Verify that the contents look as expected.

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Quit

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• Close all files as described above

• From the Jupyter Home screen, select Quit

• Verify that the Server stopped message appears.

• You can now safely close the brower tab and/or quit the browser.